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Street checks should be strictly limited - or banned outright, N.S. report said
HALIFAX - Street checks by Halifax-area police have had a “disproportionate and negative” impact on the African Nova Scotia community, according to a new report that found black males were...
Mar 27, 2019

US trade gap falls 15 per cent to $51.1 billion in January
WASHINGTON - The U.S. trade deficit tumbled nearly 15 per cent in January as imports fell and exports rose. Shipments of American goods to China skidded to the lowest level in more than eight years as...
Mar 27, 2019

Montreal archdiocese calls on retired judge to examine sexual abuse allegations
MONTREAL - The Montreal archdiocese has called on a retired judge to conduct an audit of sexual abuse claims over a span of nearly seven decades, but a group that works with victims raised concerns We...
Mar 27, 2019

Toronto Blue Jays prepared to be underestimated for upcoming 2019 season
MONTREAL - Randal Grichuk is OK with the experts and pundits who’ve counted out the Toronto Blue Jays this season. “It’s one of those (teams) where people are underestimating the tal...
Mar 27, 2019

China ratchets up pressure on Canada by suspending another canola exporter
BEIJING - China said Wednesday it suspended a second major Canadian canola exporter over alleged safety concerns, further deepening a diplomatic row set off by Canada’s decision to detain a top ...
Mar 27, 2019

Chinese student allegedly abducted from Markham out of hospital, suspects sought
A Chinese student believed to be the victim of a violent abduction is out of hospital and waiting to be reunited with his family as police hunt for the men suspected of kidnapping him, officers said W...
Mar 27, 2019

CARTOON 03-27-2019
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Source: CARTOON 03-27-2019
Mar 27, 2019
Egyptian mediators rush to Gaza Strip as cease-fire holds
JERUSALEM - Egyptian mediators rushed to the Gaza Strip on Wednesday and Hamas’ supreme leader emerged from his hideout as an unofficial cease-fire between Israel and the Islamic militant group ...
Mar 27, 2019
Confusion, lack of rebate details leave businesses on edge about carbon tax
OTTAWA - Canada’s small business operators say they are not ready for the carbon tax to kick in next week - particularly since the federal government has still not told them how they will be com...
Mar 27, 2019

In the news today, March 27
Five stories in the news for Wednesday, March 27 --- ABDUCTED CHINESE STUDENT WANZHEN LU FOUND SAFE Chinese student Wanzhen Lu, who was violently taken from an underground parking garage in Markham, O...
Mar 27, 2019